A little bit rusty, so I have to be happy with this score. Got my work cut out for me on day 2 though, looks like you had a good one @jenrick ?
Started out Par / Double / Double / Parā¦didnāt look too auspicious. Settled in a bitā¦but dang I ran some chips down some slopes resulting in even further chips. Those greens and slopes in Round 1 were devilishly fast. Came in at +1ā¦ Now for the wet and sloggy day. Should be interestingā¦
Probably play Round 2 tomorrow eveningā¦
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Iām glad it wasnāt just me. I did that at least once. Plus a putt that then resulted in a chip.
Not a fan of those greens at all and whoever decided on that pin placement is a sadist.
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Well, I finished the 2nd Round at Quail Hollow and what can I say? The less said the better, but that was probably my worst 2K23 round yet, finishing with a 13 over!
I am not going to embarrass myself any further by posting the scorecard.
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So youāre saying I have a chance!
Havenāt had a chance to get my second round in. Weāre redoing the fence on one side, and my down time in tht mornings have been tied up there. Have everything prepped and staged though, so should have time tomorrow.
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Well the triple bogey wasnāt great in the first nine, but I was doing alright. The double on 11 going bunker, to bunker, to bunker wasnāt great either, but was recoverable. The pentuple bogey on the 17th, going into the water 3 times off the tee knocked me right out of it. Overall a challenging course, that I really thing I should have scored better at. Had the usually missing putts by 2mm, but even that didnāt account for two many strokes. Not sure what it was on this one.
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I found the greens to be pretty brutal.
One thing Iāve always struggled with in golf gamesā¦particularly in the 2K games is the notion that less is more. Iām constantly trying to get up into that perfect swing strength range for what is a marginal payoff. I meanā¦whatā¦you might get 10 or 15 or 20 extra yards on your driveā¦but the slightest mistiming and you are 10 years into the rough. My best rounds are when I aim short of the top of the ānormalā strength meter, accept the lesser distance, but play better with better accuracy. I can rarely hold on to that zen swing pace thoughā¦ 
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Me either. It wasnāt as if my āgameā was that off compared to round oneā¦ I even had a couple of birdies and some miraculous putts for par. But yeah my 13 over included three shots getting out of the same green side bunker (for a +30ft putt) and driving it into the water from the fairway three times on another hole!
I think I will have to try Chrisā idea of āless is moreā next time. Particularly when I have a headwind or a long Par 4 and the temptation to go large or go home with the power is too hard to ignore.
Colonial (with a Kā¦ ) is up for a weekā¦ Nice course. LIDAR user made. Not a lot of fanfare to itā¦a legit fun trackā¦
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My +4 for the first round means I donāt think I am going to be troubling anyone else at the Mudspike Kolonial.
A deceptively tricky course with the elevated greens, breaks in the fairway and the bunkers.
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The early double bogey, and another on the 13th kept my fighting to stay at least even. The bogey on the 18th, kept me from getting under. Honestly did all right, I didnāt have any holes that I just didnāt know WTF happened like Iāve had on some other courses. I think my second round if I play a hair more conservatively on certain holes should be smoother. We shall see.
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A much better round for āDay 2ā saw me claw back three shotsā¦ At least I will still be on the podium 
Looks like all the practice I have been getting with chip shots out of green side bunkers is finally paying off 
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Well considering I was in the middle of this mess on the 3rd hole:
Iām actually quite content with where Iām at currently with the front 9 done.
Playing more conserveatively is working out well for me, so far at least.
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Almost kept it together
The double bogey was actually a 3 putt, probably 4 holes were 2 putts missed by inches. Considering I ended up in the sand 4 times, actually a pretty reasonable final score. No horrible errors, the only shot that was obviously too aggressive ended in a fairway bunker, and I was able to get on the green quite nicely on the next shot. Overall good round, nice course, definitely wouldnāt mind playing that one again.
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Nice rounds. I was fairly consistent on both roundsā¦nothing awfulā¦nothing spectacular. But I will say Iām pretty much sure I visited each sandtrap on that entire course at least onceā¦
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Unfortunately with all the extra Xmas āexpensesā it will have to wait until the next pension āchequeāā¦ which ironically is due Christmas Day.
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What are the improvements on 25 that make it worth switching?
I couldnāt tell youā¦someone further up the thread mentioned that the graphics are (of course) improvedā¦but no idea about the contemt or game mechanicsā¦